health & safety pOLICIES

Health & Safety Protocols will be followed during our classes, including, but not limited to:

If a dance student is sick and experiencing any symptoms of Covid-19 including, but not limited to, fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, shortness of breath, chills, sore throat and/or muscle aches, STAY HOME.  Do not come to class.

If a dance student has a known exposure to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19, 

or if a student has tested positive for Covid-19, please let Ms. Susannah know at susannah@gobananasdancing.com

Arlington Parks & Recreation's Current Policy:  If a participant tests positive, he or she should isolate for 5 days and test on day 6.  Day 1 is the day he/she was diagnosed with Covid-19.  If the test is negative on day 6, he/she can attend class.  If the test is still positive on day 6, he/she should continue to isolate for another 5 days.

Masks are optional for all participants in our dance classes.  

Per the policy of Arlington Parks & Recreation, each student's parent or adult guardian MUST stay at the recreation center outside the classroom during the entire class.  If a student has to use the restroom during class, his or her parent or adult guardian must walk with the student to the restroom (at centers like Long Bridge, the restrooms are located downstairs in the locker rooms).  

During Go Bananas Dancing classes, our students must remain under adult supervision at all times while in the public recreation center. 

During Let's Play Ballet and Dance & Prance classes for ages 2 - 3, one adult per child must attend and actively partipate in the class (one adult may attend with 2 registered siblings).  Additional family members should not be in the classroom.  

If there is inclement weather, please call:

Arlington County weather hotline, 703-228-4715 

Our classes are "Enjoy Arlington" classes, so if they are cancelled, our classes are cancelled.  If a class is cancelled, we will schedule a make-up class at the end of the session (if possible).

If your student is enrolled in an OUTDOOR class, the class cancellation will be announced via email from Ms. Susannah (not on the weather hotline).  

The policies listed above have been updated on September 11, 2023, and they are subject to change based on CDC Guidelines and recreation department protocols.